Health officials have raised concerns over the “significant rise” in coronavirus cases in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf areas of south Wales. Public Health Wales said the increase
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Boris Johnson has urged people to limit their social contact “as much as possible” and to minimise interactions with other households as he outlined new measures to control a surge
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Harm related to alcohol remains a significant issue for men, for whom drinking is closely connected to their identity, according to a new report. The study launched by Scottish Health
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A series of “injustices” are embedded in the current social care system but long-term funding and reform plans have been delayed by coronavirus, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock
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There are growing signs tough new Covid-19 lockdown measures could be imposed across Birmingham by the end of the week after infections rocketed. The infection rate in Birmingham now stands
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that he is calling a statutory public inquiry into the abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. The inquiry follows two reports into the abuse at
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A sports psychologist who bludgeoned his mother to death to fund his “sham lifestyle” has been jailed for life. Robert Child, 37, inflicted a “merciless attack” on his 64-year-old mother
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Robots could be introduced to help care for the elderly after a study showed they can improve mental health and have the potential to reduce loneliness in older people. The
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Coronavirus must be taken very seriously again or the UK will face “a bumpy ride over the next few months”, a deputy chief medical officer has warned after a “big
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Tens of thousands of people with so-called “long Covid” have had symptoms of illness for more than three months, reports suggest. Professor Tim Spector, who is leading the Covid Symptom
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